Colleen
Hanson, 67
Thief River Falls - Colleen Mary Ann Hanson, 67, died Friday, January 7, 2000 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND.
Funeral services will be held today (Wednesday, January 12) at 2 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Thief River Falls with Rev. John Wollenzien officiating. Ida Nordvall will be the organist, and special music will be provided by Celeste Leach. Casketbearers will be Joey Appel, Shawn Bugge, Tom Hodgson, Bruce Knutson, Lee Lilja, Arne Rantanen, Randy Ward and Corey Weigel. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery in Thief River Falls.
Visitation was held on Tuesday, January 11 from 3 to 8 p.m. with a 7:30 p.m. prayer service at Green Funeral Home in Thief River Falls.
Colleen Mary Ann Ward was born on July 25, 1932 near Fordville, ND, the daughter of Henry L. and Lillian B. (Hemnes) Ward. She was baptized in the Christian faith on October 16, 1932 in the Rollag congregation. The family moved to Sauk Rapids where she attended school until her mother died when Colleen was 13 years old.
Colleen returned to the Fordville, ND area where she lived with her aunt. She was confirmed in her baptismal faith at the Fordville Lutheran Church in Fordville on April 14, 1946 by Rev. Petzke. She later moved to Viking where she lived and grew up at the home of her aunt and uncle.
On July 6, 1951 she was united in marriage to Milford Olson at Viking. The couple lived in the Viking community where Colleen taught Sunday school The couple left the area for three years while they lived and worked in Manistique, MI. Milford died on December 21, 1967.
On December 26, 1972 she was united in marriage to Norman Hanson at Sisseton, SD. The couple made their home in Thief River Falls. Colleen worked at Arctic Cat until 1981 and for the past 11 years at Super 8 Motel.
Colleen enjoyed decorating for Christmas and had angel and bird collections. She also enjoyed flowers, birdwatching and crocheting. She and her husband spent a lot of time camping at Polk County Park.
Colleen is survived by her husband, Norman Hanson; three sons, Michael "Mike" (Jackie) Olson of Thief River Falls, Roger (Linda) Hanson of Big Lake and Barry (Debbie) Hanson of Wannaska; three daughters, Marilyn O'Neil of San Diego, CA, Diane (Mike) Jury of Thief River Falls and Vanessa (Steve) Appel of Thief River Falls; 17 grandchildren; many great-grandchildren; one brother, Lawrence "Buzz" (Lucille) Ward; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Milford Olson; one daughter, Marlene Bergsnev; her parents; and one nephew. A00003B2000JA12